As most of us know, on 11/22/2016, Federal Judge Amos Mazzant in the Eastern District of Texas issued an order which eliminated the obligation to increase the salary for exempt employees to $913/week on 12/01/2016. That's cause for celebration. But we know that the DOL will appeal to...

A Texas federal judge permanently blocked the U.S. Department of Labor from enforcing a new rule expanding employers’ disclosure requirements related to union-organizing campaigns, concluding that the rule is unlawful. The DOL's persuader rule would have required employers to notify the agency when they hire consultants...

Montana Employers should know that minimum wage will increase from $8.01/hour to $8.15/hour on January 1, 2017. Remember no tip credit, meal credit or training wage is allowed under Montana's wage and hour laws....

Your employee brings a claim of discrimination against your company which you believe is completely meritless. If you pursue a malicious prosecution charge against her, could you face a claim of retaliation?
In EEOC v. Hobson Bearing Int'l, the federal court entered a consent judgment against...

On May 23, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor and Industry (the Department) published its final rule revising certain overtime laws. Specifically, the Department revised the rules setting the minimum salary and compensation levels for executive, administrative, and professional employees to remain exempt from the...